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agreement reached after Norway wins demand to classify frozen fish as indus product subject to 20% tariff cut by member nations in '60
dedication by Cardinal Spellman; he celebrates mass; Chief Justice Warren, Sec Mitchell, other notables attend; Pope sends message; Cardinal Cushing conducts later mass; illus
Doerfer warns indus of stricter controls if it does not clean house; suggests Govt powers may be broadened to control 'accumulative deception'; urges internal policing; suggests stations might lose licenses
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., Nov. 20 -- The United Nations asked France today to refrain from her projected nuclear bomb test in the Sahara. It did so through the adoption by the General Assembly of a resolution sponsored by Asian and African nations expressing "grave concern" over the experiment.
USAF Capt Kittinger ascends to 76,000 ft in open gondola balloon over White Sands, NM
1959Sergei Ratnikov, Estonian footballer and manager[†]
Sergei Ratnikov is an Estonian professional football manager and former player. He last managed Levadia in Estonian Meistriliiga.
1959Max Baer, American boxer, referee, and actor (born 1909)[†]
Maximilian Adelbert Baer Sr. was an American professional boxer and the world heavyweight champion from June 14, 1934, to June 13, 1935. He was known in his time as the Livermore Larupper and Madcap Maxie. Two of his fights were rated Fight of the Year by The Ring magazine. Baer was also a boxing referee, and had occasional roles in film and television. He was the brother of heavyweight boxing contender Buddy Baer and father of actor Max Baer Jr. Baer is rated #22 on The Ring magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.
1959American disc jockey Alan Freed, who had popularized the term "rock and roll" and music of that style, is fired from WABC radio over allegations he had participated in the payola scandal.[†]
Albert James "Alan" Freed was an American disc jockey. He also produced and promoted large traveling concerts with various acts, helping to spread the importance of rock and roll music throughout North America, including popularizing the term "rock and roll".
In 1959, the world population was approximately 2,965,950,351 people[†]